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On Monday afternoon, teachers under the leadership of the UNATU announced the suspension of their sit-down strike. However, though, this announcement came after a turbulent meeting held earlier with the President. “We realized that for the interest of learners and the interest of our members, discussions need to continue. Therefore we decided to take the direction of suspending the industrial ...

Filbert Baguma, the UNATU Secretary-General, has said they have finally decided to call off the strike. He says this is for the interest of the students that have already missed so much because of the strike. Baguma said this briefly after meeting Museveni yesterday along with other members of UNATU. “We realized that for the interest of learners and the ...

The Secretary-General of UNATU Filbert Baguma was questioned during an interview on NBS TV about whether they feel remorseful towards Ugandan children for not getting services from them. Filbert said that they actually do feel sorry that these children are not learning. However, because they care doesn’t mean they should let the wrong slide off. Baguma further added that they ...

Hon. James Kakooza, Uganda’s representative to the East African Legislative Assembly has blamed teachers for what is going on. According to him UNATU should have never bargained for only the science teachers. He said this while addressing the ongoing teacher’s strike on NBS Eagle show. “The teachers should own their mistakes. Every time you compromise a principle, it comes back ...

The Government spokesperson Mr Ofwono Opondo has become the latest government official to attack the striking teachers especially those teaching arts. Opondo while appearing on the NBS Frontline said that these are only striking because of ‘nugu’ (jealousy). It should be recalled that government a while ago increased the salaries of science teachers by over 300% than their arts counterparts. ...